Liquid feed control device



Patented sept. 27,1938 A* Q lo UNITED ,STATES if? r 1 ,i f'

u 3 cls ims., c1.z1o z9) l f f o This invention relatestoimprovementsinliquid and at its lowerendsaidrese oirisprovided with feed control devices. a clean-out pipe"` havinga valve I4 interposed is One object of the invention is to providea therein. A'djacentthelower end ofthe reservoir,

liquid feed control device of comparatively simple there` is adischarge pipe I l having .a stopcock or l 5 construction, which'is capable of adjustment to valve yI6 interposed therein, 'the outerendportion 5 feed the liquid -at a desiredrateI the adjustments offpipe i5 being odset downwardlyandhaving its f being such that the variations in the rateof feed extremity Vsubmerged in abody of liquid Il in;a' are very minute dependent -uponjthlewill ofthe container I8, from which theliquid may/flow into operator. a conduit I8, by which it is conveyedto the pointy More especially, the invention contemplates' ofjuse.4 Where thisfform ofdischarge;isgused,v 10j liquid feed equipment designed primarily for use container i8 is preferably supported onza platform in feeding chemicals to water supply and sewage 20, vertically adjustable by meansy ofla threadedr f when treatment of the same is necessary,`al stemj 2l `dependng from said`platform,screwed though the present apparatus can beused in ininto a base 22.` as. will be apparent,'the" degreel 15 dustrial plants where control' of solution feed ofsubmergence of dischargellmay be varied' by 15 is desired for any reason, or other places where it screwing thegsteni 2| into'anjdputjof the 22. is desired to control the `fiowof solutions or This arrangement ofthe discharge islp'referr'ed chemicals. Y because the end of the dischargepipe being sub#- y Briefly, the invention contemplates 'an appamerged;' air cannot vgainv the .interior ratus wherein the liquid is stored in a reservoir.y ofthereservoir through the discharge pipe. `I- Iowf ao v so to speak, with pressure conditions within the ever, 'as indicated; this speciiic'formlof discharge if reservoirsuch that equilibrium in the liquid col-- meansisnotessential. Dilsposedyertic'allyfwithumn of the reservoir would be vmaintaix'ied `by' atin the` reservoir, andpreferably projecting 'above mospheric pressure but, bya controlled admisi theltop of the latter, is a pipe 23fth'rou'gh`which sion of air or other fluid to the reservoir, the equi'f air or other operating fluid can; beadmitted toA g5 librium of the column of liquid will be disturbed the reservoir. Theinner end of pipe '422 termiy i f and atmospheric pressure will causea discharge nates'iabovethe;4 effective point of. discharge of of the liquid from the reservoir. 'I'heair orother outlet pipe iljthe' distance in `tliefpresent in-j v fluid Aadmittedfor disturbing' the equilibrium 'of stance bein'g`indicated at`r H?,jvl1hile the distance: the liquid column is suppliedthrough an inlet from the inner extremity of saidpipe22to`the ao pipe terminating within the'reservoir at-a point top f of" t l 1 ef"' ol umn- Aof"lliquid y in the reservoir is'y adjacent the lower endthereof. but spaced verindicated at H1. Flow of airzqr iluidsthrfough pipev tically from the'elcctivev point of discharge of 231s controlled byvalve'uar'idnf desired, einteithe liquid discharge pipe, andl the rate of flow 25. may Valso befprovidedon 'said pipe. l v rnay be varied either by varying the volumo! Alsoextendingintotheinteriorof the reservoir, air or operating fluid admitted or, if. desired. by from theupper end thereof isa pipe `2B provided varying the vertical spacing ofthe inner end of with a valve l2' |,.vthro`ughv which the vtank ise'irfthe air inlet pipe and the effective point of dis-v haustedwhen being filled.. 'A branch'2`8 extend# charge 0f the liquid diSQhrSe Pipe. lng from pipezandfturneddownwardlyalongf '40 I With these and other objects in view, the in-- side of thereservoirfas at`l28! withits lower end vention consists .in ycertain details of construction submerged in receptacle 29 forms a vacuum gauge.- and combinations and arrangements of parts, allA A solutionor. liquid level gauge, denoting the. as will hereinafterbe more fully describedand'the height of the .column of liquidlwithin'the reservoir noveifeatmes thereof particularly pointedoutio lo, 1s provided at an., 45 the appended claims. lWith the reservoirifilled and .the device ready 4 6 In'the accompanying drawingtofoprat, thesumrnations of the'pressurein the- Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form of apair, `space A wlthlnthe reservoirI above the'soluparatus embodying theinvention; and tion, plusthe vapor pressure, plus the pressure Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line of the column of liquid measured from'the surface. 2-2 of Fig. 1. to the effective point of discharge, of discharge 50g In the apparatus illustrated, which is preferred pipe I5, equals atmospheric pressure for maintainf in view of the fact that very good results have-been ing equilibrium yof the column of liquid, so that obtained with such apparatus, the reservoir, inthere is no discharge. Also under these condi? dicated at I l, is provided at its upper end witha tions, the pressure at the lowerextremity of the u manhole Il adapted to besealed by a'closure l2 air inlet pipe v2l equalsthe air space pressure sa' the inlet valve depends upon `two factors. First,

the differential pressure between atmospheric pressure and the pressure inside of pipe 23, and, secondly, the size of the opening in valve 2l. The pressure in pipe 23 at the inlet valve is'directly proportionate to that at the lower end of pipe 2l and the pressure at said lower`end, after any -condition of flow has been established, is vsubstan#Y tially constant,` because as the height of the co1- umn` denoted by Hl decreases, the pressure in air space A has in'creased'equal -to a jcolumn of solution corresponding to the' decrease in item Hl. In other words, a's ,the solution is discharged, the summationl of all pressure at the inner` extremity of pipe 23, namely, the airspace pressure, plus vapor pressure,l plus 'solutionfpr'essurm is'always equal'. v

The itern H2 or, the heightof the columnffrom the effective 'point of discharge of pipe I5 andthe inner terminal Of pipe 2 3 is the controlling factor in determining the differential of pressurebetweenj'atmospheric pressure and the pressure inside the air`inlet pipe, 23. The amount of air entering the apparatus follows certain different laWsari'd 'canvbe4 expressed as follows: Q CAV, where Q lis, Adischarge in Vcubic feet per second; .C is coenicientof flow;V A' area in square feet; and f V velocity in feet per second. `Each part of the formula isidependent upon certain factors. For instanceC is Aa coemcient for roughness orloss of head, due tofriction; ,.Af udepencisyupon the amountof opening of 'airtinlet valve24; and V willd'epend notgonlyonj the diierential in pressure .but will alsobe inuenced by thetem-Q perature of the'air inside and out andwhether the air entering is dry`ory moist. Therefore,.it

` can be determined thatjforlany given opening of the air inlet valve 24, the differential in'pres; sure Awill depend on item H2, and for any increase in H2, there willbe a proportionate increaserin ilow of air, because to increase the differential in pressure, inrturn 'increases the velocity 'of ildw and, thereby, the rate at which airenters. Likewise, by maintaining HAconstant, vthe 'velocity at which air enters is constant, but the'ilow of air can be varied by varyingf-the-area of opening in the air inlet pipe. With'a continuous flow of air in theV air space A, thereby increasing the pressure of the air at that 1point;` t he equilibriumof the solution or` liquid isfconstan'tly disturbed and effects a continuous discharge. As above indi` cated, therate of 'discharge is proportionateto air in theair space, together with the air sup-k A plied through-pipe 2 3 will ydepend upon the tem-Y perature and density of the air, in that, if the` temperature remains substantially constant, the discharge of solution or liquid will be constant, but if the air is losing heat units and,` thereby, continually shrinking, the rate of discharge will'be reduced. On the other hand, if the air is absorbing heat and, thereby, expanding, the rate of discharge is increased. Of course, the discharge of the liquid from the reservoir maybe interrupted at any timeby closing the stop-,cock or valve I6 in the discharge pipe.

l As before set forth, the rate of discharge may be controlled or regulated in either of two ways, or va combination of the two. First, if the opening in air inlet pipe 23 is constant, the item H2 may be increased or decreased to secure the de- `throughwhich uidunder pressure is adrnittedto the reservoir, a.r discharge pipe terminatingbelow the'interior terminal of the iluidfinlet pip'e,rel

taining means for liquid at the terminal Voi'r said discharge' pipe to4 submerge saidfterrninahy and means for. varying the elevation of said retaining means toalte'r the extent ofsubm'ergenceof the discharge pipe. f I

. 2.V In a liquid` feedcontrol device, thecombination of'a reservoir for the liquid, means for exhausting air from the reservoir, an inletpipe through `vwhich fluid under pressure is admitted to the reservoir, a discharge pipe terminating below the interior terminal of the fluid inlet pipe, retaining means forliquid at the terminal of said discharge pipette submerge said terminal, the extent of submergencedetermining the 'effective point of discharge of the discharge pipe, and means ,for varyingfthe extent of submergence of sampipe.` @y

3. Ina liquid feed" control device, the combination of va. sealedreservoir for theliquid, aA discharge'pipejadjacent the lower. end of said reservoir, an air inlet pipe,` extending .into said ,reservoir terminating at a point below the normal liquid'level butabove theVV discharge point of the discharge pipe, means communicating with the upperinterior 0i the reservoir for exhausting air for controlling theadmission of` air through said inlet pipe to relieve said vacuum. and fdisturb said balance of pressure by increasing the pressure within., the reservoir.

" GEORGE W. MOORE. 

